WEB APPS AND CLASS TOOLS! On this page you will find links to various web apps and other tools that we will be using in my courses. When you sign up for the various tools, please use you school login in credentials. This will ensure that you won't forget usernames and passwords! All of these tools are FREE for you to use. At no time will you be expected to pay for anything. If a website asks for payment, then shut it down! These online tools were selected to help us THINK through developing ideas and to help us to COMMUNICATE more efficiently. These tools will augment our classroom discussions and activities; they are not meant to take the place of real time, face to face interaction. (PLUS--they're kind of fun!)
Your school username is your year of graduation+first 4 letter of last name+first 4 letters of first name ex: 16smitjoes
Your password is gL+your six digit lunch number ex: gL123456
Your email address is your school username at GLSD.US ex: 16smitjoes@glsd.us
Linoit.com: This is a virtual bulletin board where you can post virtual sticky notes, music, videos, pictures, and other files. It's a great collaborative tool. Works well for group projects!
VISIT: www.tinyurl.com/linoflex to try it out
Turnitin.com: An anti-plagiarism tool. This is where you will submit your papers. No need to print them out anymore. This tool will also show you how much of your paper was your own ideas!
Socrative: This is a fun one! This is a smart student response system..
Quizlet.com/dkrack: Use this app to develop vocabulary flashcards. You can also get the app for iPhone and Android!
lefora.com/: Here is where we will have online discussion about literature and other topics. You can respond to my questions and to your classmates' posts
padlet.com Here's another virtual bulletin board with real time collaboration.
TodaysMeet.com This app allows for backchannel discussion during presentations, movies, slideshows, etc.
SMS Generator The generator allows you to create simulated text message conversations between people. What would a text conversation between Hamlet and Ophelia look like?
ThingLink Take an image and make it interactive with links to web and media content.
Bubbl.us Here's a collaborative tool for mind mapping and brainstorming.
Scanner Apps for mobile devices Don't have a scanner? Use your mobile device to scan documents and convert to PDF files. Then, email it to your self, or upload to Dropbox! Easy-peasy!
Dropbox Free online storage. Access files across your devices!
Tiny URL Take those LOOOOOOOONG URLs and shorten them to a manageable length so you may share with your class.
On this page you will find links to various web apps and other tools that we will be using in my courses. When you sign up for the various tools, please use you school login in credentials. This will ensure that you won't forget usernames and passwords! All of these tools are FREE for you to use. At no time will you be expected to pay for anything. If a website asks for payment, then shut it down! These online tools were selected to help us THINK through developing ideas and to help us to COMMUNICATE more efficiently. These tools will augment our classroom discussions and activities; they are not meant to take the place of real time, face to face interaction.
(PLUS--they're kind of fun!)
Your school username is your year of graduation+first 4 letter of last name+first 4 letters of first name ex: 16smitjoes
Your password is gL+your six digit lunch number ex: gL123456
Your email address is your school username at GLSD.US ex: 16smitjoes@glsd.us